India lifts ban on Jain fast to death
 

India lifts ban on Jain fast to death
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/t...=f&x=359&y=280India's Supreme Court has suspended an order of the Rajasthan high court banning santhara - the controversial Jain ritual of fasting unto death.Earlier this month, the high court had ruled that the voluntary religious practice of santhara was a form of suicide and, therefore, illegal.Jains had protested against the order, saying suicide was sin, whereas santhara was religion.On Monday, the top court said it would take up the issue for consideration.